Q&A: Where to find CC/MCC designations

August 11, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 35
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: How do you know when a condition has a complication comorbidity (CC) or major CC (MCC) designation?

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Q&A: When is combination code reporting permitted?

August 3, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 34
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: I was wondering what supporting evidence there is for the recommendation to go ahead and link hypertension (HTN) with...Read More »

Q&A: Developing a query for malnutrition

July 21, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: Recently I have discussed the BMI and...Read More »

Tip: Root operations terminology will make a difference in ICD-10 coding

July 21, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15
Clinical & Coding
ICD-10-PCS codes include one digit for the root operation that the provider performs. The root operation is always the third character in the...Read More »

Tip: Query to clarify use of the term ’history’

July 7, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 14
Physician Queries, Clinical & Coding

Many cases exist in which CDI specialists need to query physicians to clarify the use of the term “history.” Consider the following...Read More »

Suggested ACDIS ICD-10 implementation timeline

July 1, 2011
CDI Journal - Volume 5, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

Editor’s note: The following timeline contains step-by-step guidance for meeting the ICD-10 go-live date of October 1, 2013, collected and...Read More »

Q&A: Can you code diagnoses not included in the discharge summary?

June 29, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 30
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding

Q: A consultant has advised us to code only diagnoses listed on the discharge summary. If the diagnosis is not on the discharge summary,...Read More »

Recognize when clinical indicators point to paraneoplastic syndromes

June 1, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 25
Clinical & Coding

by Joel Moorhead, MD, PhD, CPC, and Diana Williams, BS, CPC, CCS-P, CPMA

The ICD-9 chapter-specific guidelines for neoplasms (...Read More »

Tip: Use free resources to help you start your ICD-10 preparation efforts

April 28, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 9
Clinical & Coding

By Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN

The more I learn about ICD-10, the more worried I get. At this point my worries are more related to...Read More »

2011 Conference: Expected event or surgical complication? A surgeon’s perspective

April 13, 2011
Conference Materials
Clinical & Coding, Education

Attached is the powerpoint presentation Expected event or surgical complication? A surgeon's perspective by Alan E. Williamson, MD, FACS, Vice President of Medical Affairs/CMO, at Eisenhower Medical Center, in Rancho Mirage, CA.

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